Jabari Parker Quotes

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Jabari Parker

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : March 15, 1995

I loved being poor, because it teaches you humility.

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If you can get through losses, you can get through wins.

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I pray that God keeps me safe on the floor, and that I'm able to have a good attitude towards my teammates.

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Everyone thinks I'm so different, but it's a good different. My faith keeps me grounded.

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Yeah, as a kid I didn't really have a lot to be proud of.

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My dad is more credible than almost anybody I know. Growing up, I think I took for granted having a father in my life. I know I shouldn't have been like that. A lot of my friends didn't have a father, so for so many people he was the father figure. I look at the way he's lived his life, sacrificing so much.

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I want to play at the highest level, the NBA, and one day be one of the greatest basketball players ever.

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I have big goals and dreams.

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I want a hard-working head coach that will push me.

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I dreamed of playing in college one day, but the bigger dream was to play against the best talent.

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I have dreams after basketball.

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I don't aspire to be the richest man.

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I'm a willing passer. And I rebound.

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I can't be complacent and have to be aggressive. Sometimes I can be too nonchalant in a game.

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I'm the type of person, I don't like to make a big deal out of problems.

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My dad taught me to be professional, to treat others the way you want to be treated, to be selfless, to give more than you receive and to always give your best effort.

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I wouldn't express myself as shy. I have to be in my comfort zone, like everybody else. You have to take time to feel people out. You can't give them too much at once.

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You don't need a ton of moves to get to where you want to be. You don't have to expend energy in a wasteful way. That doesn't mean not playing hard. It means playing smart.

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I look at myself as one of the silly, goofy kids that walks around the halls and has fun. I'm just like everybody else.

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